Death of Thomas Ashe
1917 · Event
The 1916 veteran dies after force-feeding on hunger strike; his huge Dublin funeral becomes a republican show of strength.
On these timelines: Irish Revolutionary Period, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Master
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